Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (Ngwena 'crocodile')

When President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a commission of inquiry to investigate the 1 August 2018 post-election violence it looked like a further bid by the government for legitimacy (AC Vol 59 No 17 The judges join in)...

A split at the top of the ruling party between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two vice-presidents – Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi – is manifesting itself in a vicious fight for control of the country's oil sector...

Both lost personal authority in the process: Emmerson Mnangagwa because his party did so much better in the parliamentary elections than he did in the presidential vote; and Nelson Chamisa because opposition supporters blame poor tactics almost as much as state rigging for his party losing the election...

After his inauguration on 26 August President Emmerson Mnangagwa made it clear there would be no power-sharing and few outsiders in his cabinet...

In what President Emmerson Mnangagwa must reckon is the final piece of theatre after the disputed elections the Constitutional Court's judgement on the opposition's petition was beamed live by state television on 24 August...

Observers pointed out the closeness of the declared result: ZANU-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa avoided a difficult second round by just over 30 000 votes winning 50...

Zimbabwe which was an important backer of both President Laurent-Désiré Kabila and his son Joseph was too embroiled in its post-election crisis to play much of a role although President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo were closely involved in Zimbabwe's military intervention in Congo-K from 1998 to 2002...

A pall of doubt hangs over the presidential election results which gave President Emmerson Mnangagwa 50...

The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front is using its incumbency to the full with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office announcing this week a 17...

But the courting of British business and political figures by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his colleagues is a particularly deft move by ZANU-PF...

In spite of the huge power of incumbency across Zimbabwe as well as the generals' refusal to countenance an opposition victory President Emmerson Mnangagwa's campaign for the 30 July elections is in trouble...

Although the international organisations and diplomats differ in posture – Britain and China are seen as the most supportive of President Emmerson Mnangagwa – they will have to reach a consensus if there is to be a deal to reschedule debt and resume credits from the International Monetary Fund (AC Vol 57 No 21 The people's IMF & Vol 59 No 7 UK leans to Mnangagwa)...